I love trivets and have made many for gifts....mostly used Oak and finished with a couple of coats of food grade mineral oil....works for me and is easily renewed with a coat every few months...Steve.
A Big thank you to Travis for the wonderful pattern...I cut this for my sister and her husband...1969 John Deere .....cut from 1/4 BB, stained with Blo/MS mix...black backer...Used FD2/0 new spiral blades...Thanks for looking!